The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-12-02
MANY KILLED.
A Tornado in Texas Kills Five and
Injuries Twenty at q Negro
Festival
Six of a Family Burned TO Death in
WiscOnsin-Three More in ken-
lucky.
Three Children Drowned BY the Ice Giving
Way in Illinois Several Other Fatal
tiles.

this place Saturday night, accompanied by
vivid lightning, loud thunder and deluging
rain. The wind In its course through the
town destroyed ten dwellings and greatly
injured or destroyed twelve business
houses. The loss is about $4,000 besides
causing the loss of six lives, all negroes
who were caught in the ruins of the build
ing blown down, where u negro festival
was in progress. The wind was very vio
lent and was accompanied by loud roar
ing noise that was fcarfully alarming. Tho
town to-day presents y most dilapidated ap
pearancc. Not an awning Is left in the
town, and gaping holes show in the walls
the debris of the roofs and houses is scat
tered over the streets, with cold ncrtheI
rafting the fragments Of the tin roofs
Storms Of this kind are very rare in Texas
and yet rarer in this part OF the State.
Later reports say that five persons were
killed and about twcuty injured. Abou,
seventy persons were in the dininghall
when it collapsed. Six of the injured have
arms or legs broken. The killed are Thomas
Hardeman, Jack Wilson, Reuben Garrett,
Wannie Benson and Rose Benson. The
storerOoms below the dance hallwer Occu
pied by X. p. Glenn L. Co., l.. A. benson
and N. s. Sodeksom, whose aggregate loss
on groceries and merchandise exceeds
$1,000
SIX BURNED TO DEATH.
WAUsAU, Wis, Nov. 2S.-At three O'clocl,
Saturday morning the house of Carl Honi-
KEEL was consumed by fire and before assist.
ancc could reach them three OF the children
had persisted and the other two and father
have since died of their injuries. Mrs.
Honikel is still alive. but her injuries arc
OF a serious nature. The building was a
wooden structure, double boarded, filled in
with sawdust and very inflammab;e.
The front was used as a sleeping
room and the back as a kitchen. The
fire started in the kitchen and the family
were doubtless suffocated before they were
touched by the flames. The fire depart
ment was very slow in responding to the
alarm. Honikcl was hardworking, in
dustrious German. When dragged through
the window he had clasped in either arm
the inanmatc bodies of two babies. Mrs.
Honikel has. since rccOv cring conscious
ness ana learning the fate OF hcr husband
and children, raved like maniac, aud 1t is
feared that even il she lives sho will be
hopelessly insane.
THREE BURNED TO DEATH.
EVANSVILLE, Ind, Nov. 2S.-Mrs. Martin
and her two children lived in Il log cabin
in Henderson County. KY, near Delaware.
Wednesday night, upon retiring, small
fire was burning in the woods but they felt
no alarm. During tho latter part OF tho
night stiff wind arose and flames soon
surrounded the place and when they awoke
the whole front OF the house was mass Of
flames. Their screams, when they realized
their horrible and helpless position, at
tractcd some distant neighbors, who ar.
rived too late. rs the unfortunate woman
and children had been burned alive.
THREE DROWNED.
MORRISON, ILL.,, Nov. 2S.-Three children
Of Mr.. and Mrs. White went playing with
their sleds on the thin ice on Rock creek,
when Charles, the youngest, broke through.
HIS brother George ran TO his assistance
and in his efforts to rescue the drowning
boy he also went under the ice. Their
sister Lille, aged twelve, then made a
frantic attempt 10 save her two brothers
and all three were drowned. Tho bodies
were recovered after they had been in the
water about an hour. George was thirteen
and Charley eight years old.
KILLED on THE WHEEL.
LEBANON, o., Nov. 2S.-Prof. Wendlin
zimmerman OF Tue NOrHlal university, HAY
ing occasion to study the working Of o
steam engine, preparatory to lecture
upon the subject, visited Grecly's Touring
mill Saturday. It is supposed that he had
an attack of dizziness, as he fell into tho
pit Of the fly wheel, where his body was
whirled by the wheel, making l3D revOlu-
lions to the minute. When the machinery
wa, stopped every bone was broken. His
pOcketbook was thirty feet away, but his
watch remained in his pocket.
FATAL JUMP.
CINCINNATI, Nov. ga special from
Winchester. o., says the residence OF Elmer
E. Jacobs burned last night. A son sixteen
years Old, who was confined to his bed with
fever, escaped from the building by jump
ing from an upper window, but III dong so
received fatal injuries.
DROWNED IN THE LAKE.
CHICAGO, Nov. 2S-Martin Cody and two
were out on the lake in Il small
boat yesterday. The craft was capsized by
n strong wind and Cody was drowned be-
fore assistance could be rendered. The
body has not been recovered.
Cs,I.l Snor